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Captain Marvel, the latest dispatch from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is set in 1995. That didn’t sound that long ago ... until Marvel evoked the times with throwback promotional gimmicks like Magic Eye posters and crude Angelfire-style websites full of animated gifs. Turns out it’s been awhile. But the throwback means we’re in the clear to be nostalgic for a more naive time when superheroes wore rubber muscles or black leather, and stood on top of buildings looking out at their cities, which were matte paintings. If Carol Danvers ever takes a break from mid-’90s Skrull-punching to find inspiration at the multiplex, she’ll see an entirely different type of comic book movie from what we have now, if there’s one playing at all. Today’s comic book movies are expected to have a more sophisticated understanding of the characters and stories they’re translating, but there’s an appealing style and feel to the ’90s movies … [Read more...] about Ranking the 25 live-action comic book movies of the ’90s

Good news, fake-crime fans: True Detective season 3 is a legitimate descendant of the first (and best) season. In our first guide (or what I like to call our “watchthrough”), we’re going to do a few things: introduce the characters, discuss how they weave through though the plots of the first two episodes, and talk about the evidence. The first part gives us the knowledge we need to understand and analyze the show. The second part allows us to draw conclusions. Why focus so much on characters? In an interview about the second season, creator Nic Pizzolatto talked about why he’s drawn to detectives. “It puts you in everything,” he told Vanity Fair. “That’s why they’re great engines for stories. They go everywhere. A detective story is really just the way you tell a narrative — you start with the ending. At the end, this person is dead. Now I’m going to go back and piece together the story that led to it…. … [Read more...] about True Detective season 3 recap: the mystery, suspects and clues so far

There’s something very satisfying about just looking at the PlayStation Classic; its chunky corners, lines and ridges playing with the big circles of its buttons and (fake) disk hatch. As an ornament alone Sony’s tiny reissued PS1 hits very specific pleasure centers in the brain. It’s a like a piece of visual ASMR. But of course this actually works, and that’s when the nostalgia really flares up - both from clicking in that big, round button to from the ominous synthy chords that roll over a few little twinkly noises as that weird old Sony trademark you sort of remember fills the screen. The presentation, then, is flawless. Before I’ve even picked up a one of the pads I’m having flashbacks to an almost entirely different life from nearly 20 years ago - a terrible, wobbly shelf unit my 14-inch portable TV and PS1 sat on that I’d completely forgotten about; alternating between playing MGS and Resident Evil 2. Marvelling at … [Read more...] about The PlayStation Classic doesn’t just play the games, it captures the essence of the 90s

I’ve always had mixed feelings on Kingdom Hearts, but the third entry in the series feels like it might be the best yet – and it could very well make me a convert. The previous games in the series were enjoyable RPG romps through a variety of Disney worlds linked by a convoluted original narrative. The combat was pretty simple – hammering one button to attack, only occasionally mixing things up with other commands. Kingdom Hearts 3 still has that – but there’s a lot more besides to keep you entertained. Openness and player choice seems to be the name of the game, and not in your now typical open world way. Take a basic combat encounter, for instance: protagonist Sora can now switch between his various keyblade weapons on the fly with a tap of a button, and each keyblade has several unique transformations befitting of its origin world. One turns into a hammer, while another morphs into a magic wand that switches out physically aggressive attacks for … [Read more...] about Kingdom Hearts 3 hands-on: probably the best digital Disney theme park ever made

For those of you who want to skip to the news , here’s a quick rundown of the new features and options included in the SNES Classic: Save points cache at least one minute’s worth of gameplay, so you can go back to the most advantageous place before starting over. You can choose your own border frames, which also change color during key gameplay moments. As with the NES Classic, the system has three display modes: 4:3, Pixel Perfect and CRT. A demo mode option includes footage from your own gameplay saves. Last week, I drove into San Francisco to get some hands on time with the Super Nintendo Classic. During a meeting held at an office for Nintendo’s PR agency, I got to mess around with the miniature hardware, something my colleagues did back in June and wrote about at length. This meeting was more about how the operating system and home screens work, especially in comparison to the NES Classic, which was launched last year to great commercial success. I … [Read more...] about Hands on with the SNES Classic’s cool new features, and Star Fox 2